Okita is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Sōji Okita, the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi in the Japanese late shogunate period.
- Saburo Okita, a Japanese economist who died in 1993
- Rintarō Okita, a samurai of the late Edo period in Japan
- Mitsu Okita, sister of Sōji Okita
Fictional characters:
- Sougo Okita, a swordsman based on Sōji Okita, from the anime and manga Gintama

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He may have only made four films so far in his
fledgling career, but director and screenwriter Shuichi Okita is well on his
way to being one of my favorite Japanese filmmakers. While Okita’s talent has
already been recognized in Japanese film circles (his third effort, “The
Woodsman and the Rain” was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Tokyo
International Film Festival), he is still far from being a household name in
his homeland, let alone abroad.

Well, Sofia Samatar was good enough to send me a batch of questions to answer in regard to my new WIP (work in progress). I was too busy working on the WIP to respond, but it's now a year later and I'm ready for my close-up! And the WIP is done, so that's groovy.

A Tall Long TalePhoto: Third Window Films
It's perilously close to a rule that every contemporary Japanese film is too long. Undoubtedly, some prove more capable than others at justifying their two hour plus running time - I think few fans of the splendidly indulgence Love Exposure would opt to have even a couple of its 240-odd minutes trimmed (indeed, curiosity persists about the fabled original cut that reportedly ran into Satantango territory).